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Gizotso:

Gizotso is the name given to the werewolf in Basque. He is considered a monster from Basque mythology, half man and half wolf. According to legends, he lives in the forest, sometimes...

Odei:

In Basque mythology, Odei or Hodei (Basque: Cloud) was a genius who caused thunder, lightning and storms. It frightened the peasants by ruining their crops with its rays. According to...

Gaueko:

In Basque mythology, Gaueko ("of the night") is not only the representation of the night, but also the god of darkness, he was represented as an invisible presence, a black wolf...

Cuegle:

The cuegle is a monster in Cantabrian mythology. Manuel Llano says that, along with the crows, he is a friend of Ojáncano. He describes him as bipedal, very fat, strong and stocky, but of...

Oricuerno:

The Oricuerno, also known as Alicorn or unicorn, is a mythical being collected in the traditions of the north of the peninsula. It was described as a white horse with a purple head,...

Baraecus:

Hispanic Celtic god of waters, initiated warriors and forts.


Deity mainly of the Vetones even though there is a third religious altar in his honor in the province of Orense...

Anjana:

The anjana (from jana, the old name used to designate sorceresses during the Middle Ages) are the good fairies of Cantabrian mythology. They are also called insanas, xanes, xinsanes and...

Urco:

It is a mythological figure from the Northwest of the peninsula, especially in Galicia where it is known as Can de Urco (dog of Urco), Can do Mar (Dog of the Sea) or simply Urco; although in...

Liber Pater:

The cult of Liber Pater is documented through the votive inscriptions dedicated to this divinity in the Ibero-Roman sanctuary of Montaña Frontera. In this sanctuary, various Iberian...

Kaukor:

There is evidence in Iberian epigraphy of a strange name that is repeated in different spaces and places. It is a single word, whose meaning does not seem to be that of a common noun or a...

Magec:

Magec or Magheq (who has radiance / is brilliant in the Guache language), was the god of the Sun and light for the ancient settlers of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. It is one of the main...

Tibicena:

The Tibicenas, also called Guacanchas in Guanche mythology, according to the legends of the Canarian aborigines, were demons in the form of dark, sinister and woolly dogs with bright red...

Bubota:

According to the mythology of the Balearic Islands, the Bubota are ghosts that haunt the crossroads and cemeteries of the island of Mallorca, frightening the living. They have the...

Moura:

In Galician mythology, the mouras (also known by various names such as madams, donuts, charms, fairies, etc.) are beautiful women with blonde hair (although somewhat reddish), blue eyes,...

Aldara, the deer-woman:

Aldara, the white deer, is the protagonist of "The Deer Maid" that Manuel Amor Meilán made known in Lugo's volume of the Geography of the Kingdom of Galicia.[1] It is about...

Ilargi:

In Basque mythology, Ilargi or Ilargi amandre, . The moon illuminates the spirits of the dead. According to some linguists, the word 'ilargi' means: 'light of the dead'.


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Achelóo:
Achelóo is an Iberian god of fertility and virility and is always symbolized with a bull-god. For the Iberians, the bull was a virile and warrior animal, in addition to being a brave and...

Navia:

NAVIA.- Indo-European pre-Celtic goddess. She is considered a goddess of fertility. Offerings of swords in his honor were found in river beds.
His name is found throughout the northwest of...

Phoenician Gods:

THE RELIGIOUSNESS IN THE PHOENICIAN WORLD OF THE SOUTH OF SPAINABSTRACT: This article studies the Phoenician religiosity in Andalu sia, fundamentally supported on...

The sporadic presence of Germanic paganism and old traditions:

On a personal note, I am almost certain that paganism survived among the Visigoths when they arrived in the peninsula, as I say, more...

Gods of War:

Cariocecus:
The divinity Cairiogiegus, also called Cariecus and Cariociegus, is attested to be an epithet given to Mars in the Iberian Peninsula, more specifically in the area...

Cernunnos:

Cernunnos or Cernunnus is a horned god from the Celtic realm of anthropomorphic representation with large antlers imitating that of a deer or other species, and who is usually...

Lusitanian Gods:

The Lusitanian people adopted Celtic and Roman cults while influencing these cultures with their own creeds. The supreme god was Endovelicus, god of the sun and health, although...

Paleo Balearic Religion:

It is from the sixth century BC. C.. when the Taula enclosures appear, which allow us to learn some aspects about the religiosity of this culture. The rituals that took...

Tartessian religion:

There is very little data, but it is assumed that, like the rest of the peoples of the Mediterranean, it was also a polytheistic religion. It is believed that they may have...